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Angie Stringer will serve as the new executive director of Girls Inc. beginning Aug. 31.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • July 21, 2015
Girls Inc. welcomes new executive director

Angie Stringer will serve as the new executive director of Girls Inc. beginning Aug. 31.

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Sixteen dogs, including great danes, are Nate's Honor Animal Rescue's newest residents.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 21, 2015
East County rescue needs supplies

Towels, dog beds, toys and paper towels: Nate's Honor Animal Rescue needs donations after taking in 16 animals over the last two days.

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Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant at 800 Broadway in Longbeach Village sold for $3.2 July 7.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 21, 2015
Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant fetches $3.2 million

It will take at least a year for the new Longboat Key restaurant owners to get a new restaurant approved and built at 800 Broadway.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 21, 2015
SRQ airport lands new airline

Calgary-based WestJet plans to serve SRQ Airport with nonstop service to Toronto twice a week.

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Siesta Key residents have rallied against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plans to dredge Big Pass.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2015
Siesta Isles survey reveals opposition to Big Pass dredge proposal

A survey by the 297-home Siesta Isles Association came back with 98% of respondents agains the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to mine Big Pass to shore up Lido Beach.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 20, 2015
Jebco plans North Trail condo project

Fresh off development of the Q townhomes on Ringling Boulevard, Jebco Ventures has submitted preliminary plans for more than 150 condominiums on North Tamiami Trail.

  • Sarasota
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Are you prepared to hunker down at your home during a hurricane? CERT is offering a free information session on which tools can safeguard homeowners from storms this hurricane season.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 20, 2015
Lakewood Ranch team offers tips on storm preparedness

The Lakewood Ranch Community Emergency Response Team will discuss necessary tools to safeguard homeowners from hurricanes.

  • East County
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Longboat Key Rotary Club members Bob and Teresa accepted the award July 15.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 20, 2015
Longboat Key Rotary Club receives grant for food pantry

From January through May, the Longboat Key Rotary Club supplied 13,556 pounds of food and 11,296 meals to needy Sarasota families.

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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 17, 2015
FYI Friday — Your weekly news roundup

This week's FYI Friday features news about the loss of Rod Warner, known widely as Mr. Roundabout, peacock trouble on Longboat Key and more!

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The Manatee County School District is in need of a fifth school board member.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • July 17, 2015
Manatee County school board seeks fifth member

After District 5 representative Mary Cantrell died, the Manatee County school board is one member short. Who will fill the seat?

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 17, 2015
Evie's on Main Street to open in September

Owner Mike Evanoff said he plans to open the bar, restaurant and bowling alley on the 1500 block of Main Street Sept. 2.

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The existing University Parkway/Interstate 75 interchange is being reconfigured. The project will take about two years.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • July 17, 2015
FDOT plans public meeting

The public will be able to view plans or the diverging diamond interchange and ask questions of the construction team.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is still processing a federal permit for a project that will bring approximately 250,000 cubic yards of sand from a sand source in the middle of the state.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 17, 2015
Town attains state permits for beach projects

All that stands in the way for three separate beach projects bringing millions of dollars worth of sand to the shores of Longboat Key is federal permits.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • July 17, 2015
SRQ Airport OKs Uber pickups

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport will charge Uber drivers $2.50 per pickup through December.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock provided the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials with a city of Sarasota transportation update Wednesday.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 16, 2015
Bullock provides transportation update

A comprehensive traffic analysis being performed by the Florida Department of Transportation will be ready sometime this fall.

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